IL12 Google Docs from a Teacher Perspective

PETE&C 2009
IL12 Google Docs from a Teacher Perspective (L. Jannotta)
by Jeff Rothenberger and Fred Griffiths - Warwick
Wikispace

Act 48 - IL121582
Versions of Google Docs
- public
- business
- educational
- internet service providors
If you want to set it up, let your tech coordinator do it, not you, the teacher.

can add security tools

Google video for Education - they will begin charging 10 dollars per upload and download soon - BE CAREFUL

You have the rights to turn on what you want to see

Services include:
Email
Web Pages Sites Chat Video calender

On splash page - you can control what apps/widgets students can use

Google Docs is a free, web based word processing, presentations and spreadsheets program.can update from anyplace, anywhere, anytime
collaboration

Compare/contrast - wikis are good for nonlinear work v. googledocs are good for one item to work on

Google Gears - green check mark - plug in - allows you to work offline - then automatically synchronizes

Classroom Integration -
group collaboration
keep track of data
(In googledocs - even deleted things are still there) writing process create quizzes, test, surveys - time stamped share ppts share lesson plans collaborate with colleagues
Projects they have done Mary Hall - movies students created using iMovie, but posted them to googleDocs to share and give feedback - also for script writing/planning process
Good to monitor them also. - Good to give feedback tip - use a color to type in helps keep a flow
Keyword searchable


Spreadsheets
can embed questionnaire in wiki
Can embed gadets

Map - gadget example - put in data, posted on a map

in spreadsheet - you can have a live chat with the people about the data as a comment substitute.

Be careful that students don't log into their own personal googledocs - you wouldn't be able to see it.